LPG ban planned for new vehicles

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
LPG ban planned for new vehicles

The Energy Ministry plans to bar newly-registered vehicles from using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), due to the shortage of such gas as well as frequent accidents involving the equipment.

 

Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal said during a parliamentary discussion today that this is in line with the authorities' plan to abolish the use of LPG with all types of vehicles. 
Thailand has been the net-importer of LPG since 2008, when oil prices hit a new high and encouraged may vehicle owners to switch to the much-cheaper cooking gas.